reproductive health

A mother and her new born baby at the National Health Center for Mother and Child, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. (4 September 2015)
UNICEF/Jan Zammit

Breastfeeding ‘for a healthier planet’

1 August 2020
Health

World Breastfeeding Week got underway on Saturday, with the UN urging communities everywhere to “support breastfeeding for a healthier planet”. Health agency (WHO) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) issued a joint call for governments to protect and promote women’s access to skilled breastfeeding counselling - a critical component of breastfeeding support.

The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) is providing services to displaced women and girls across northeast Syria.
UNFPA Syria/2019

Health services for Syrian women caught up in war, foster safety and hope: UNFPA

23 January 2020
Women

Continued displacement from conflict-affected areas in northeast Syria leaves women and girls in urgent need of safe spaces, shelter and reproductive health services, according to a Flash Update this week from UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.